India Readies Formal Complaint To WTO Over EU Generics Seizures
This article was originally published in PharmAsia News
Executive Summary
India is preparing a complaint charging the European Union with violating international trade agreements by allowing shipments of Indian-made generics headed to third countries to be seized by EU nations. The complaint is to be filed with the World Trade Organization, stating that at least 20 transhipments of generics were seized in the Netherlands and Germany, some of them for treating HIV/AIDS. The two countries claim the drugs violated laws in the EU where the patents of the branded versions are still in effect. (Click here for more - a subscription may be required
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India is preparing a complaint charging the European Union with violating international trade agreements by allowing shipments of Indian-made generics headed to third countries to be seized by EU nations. The complaint is to be filed with the World Trade Organization, stating that at least 20 transhipments of generics were seized in the Netherlands and Germany, some of them for treating HIV/AIDS. The two countries claim the drugs violated laws in the EU where the patents of the branded versions are still in effect. (Click here for more - a subscription may be required) "India Prepares EU Trade Complaint" - Wall Street Journal (U.S.) (8/6/09) |